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E-mail Marketing Company Agrees to $1.1 Million Settlement
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has agreed to a $1.1 million settlement from an interactive marketing firm that he said reused e-mail addresses and other consumer information without authorization. Spitzer described the case involving Datran Media as being possibly "the largest breach of privacy in Internet history" with e-mail addresses and other data about some 6 million people involved. U.S. Government Files Brief Against eBay in Patent Case
The federal government took a position against eBay Inc. in a patent dispute that threatens to shut down one of the online auction site's popular shopping features. The Office of the Solicitor General said in a brief filed with the Supreme Court that eBay willfully infringed on patents held by Great Falls-based MercExchange LLC and should be enjoined from using its "Buy It Now" feature, which allows users to buy goods at fixed prices rather than compete in auctions. French Law Would Let Consumers Convert Digital Music
France is pushing through a law that would force Apple Computer Inc. to open its iTunes online music store and enable consumers to download songs onto devices other than the computer maker's popular iPod player. Under a draft law expected to be voted in parliament, consumers would be able to legally use software that converts digital content into any format. Hundreds of CIA Employees Identified on Internet
Unbeknown to the CIA, the affiliation of hundreds of CIA employees have somehow become a matter of public record, thanks to the Internet. Only recently has the CIA recognized that in the Internet age its traditional system of providing cover for clandestine employees working overseas is fraught with holes, a discovery that is said to have "horrified" CIA Director Porter Goss. Hacked Chinese Bank Server Hosts Phishing Sites
Criminals appear to have hacked a Chinese bank's server and are using it to host phishing sites to steal personal data from customers of eBay Inc. and a major U.S. bank., according to Internet services company Netcraft Ltd. It may be the first scheme that uses one bank's infrastructure to exploit another bank, said Paul Mutton, an Internet services developer for Netcraft, based in Bath, England. Lawsuits Highlight Legal Problems for Video Online
The new threat in Internet-enabled copyright infringement is centering on video. A spate of lawsuits raises troubling questions for TV and movie producers, who, as more and more consumers buy the Net pipes necessary to bring in and send out video files, are reaching a crossroads their counterparts in music hit six years ago. Consultancy Says It Can Break Impasse on Microsoft in EU
A consultancy retained by the European Commission in the Microsoft antitrust case believes it can help break an impasse to avoid a large fine against the firm, a source familiar with the situation said. OTR Consultants of London has helped the Commission in the Microsoft case for several years, but its contract is nearing an end because of time limits imposed under Commission procurement rules, a second source said. |
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